SDM programme

UNFCCC secretariat

Session 3: The Concept of Programme of Activities (PoA)

PoA Registration and CPA inclusion

Training-Workshop to support the

“Uganda Municipal Waste Compost Programme”

21st -24th Oct 2013, Mukono Municipality, Uganda

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Outline

1. PoA-DD and CPA-DD preparation

2. LoA issuance

3. Validation

4. CPA inclusion

CDM Project Cycle

Project design

National approval

Validation

Registration

Verification / certification

Issuance of Certified Emission Reductions (CERs)

Monitoring

Coordinating/Managing Entity (CME)

Designated national authority (DNA)

Designated operational entity (DOE)

CDM Executive Board (CDM EB)

Step Who’s responsible

Post-Registration

Changes

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PoAs documentation

CME – coordinating or managing entity

CPA – CDM programme activityPoA-DD: PoA design document

CPA-DD: CPA design document

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PoAs documentation

PoA-DD: PoA design document

CPA-DD: (specific) CPA design document

The PoA-DD consists of 2 parts:

• Part I: framework description, Additionality,

Eligibility Criteria, Environmental impact, PoA

duration, methodology applied etc.

• Part II: generic CPA-DD, information applicable

to all CPAs to be included in the PoA.

Part II serves as the TEMPLATE for future

specific CPA

1. PoA-DD and CPA-DD preparation

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PoA-DD

Part I Programme of activities (PoA)

•SECTION A. General description of PoA

•SECTION B. Demonstration of additionality and development of eligibility criteria

•SECTION C. Management system

•SECTION D. Duration of PoA

•SECTION E. Environmental impacts

•SECTION F. Local stakeholder comments

•SECTION G. Approval and authorization

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PoA-DD

PART II. Generic component project activity (CPA)

SECTION A. General description of a generic CPA

SECTION B. Application of a baseline and monitoring methodology

1. PoA-DD and CPA-DD preparation

Repeat Part II for more project types designed in the PoA

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Virtually same to the normal project activity, except

eligibility criteria

1. PoA-DD and CPA-DD preparation

CPA

Specific CPA-DD

SECTION A. General description of CPA

SECTION B. Environmental analysis

SECTION C. Local stakeholder comments

SECTION D. Eligibility of CPA and Estimation of emissions reductions

SECTION E. Approval and authorization

1. PoA preparation-Eligibility Criteria

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1. What is it?

It is the criteria for CPA inclusion

2. How shall it be formulated?

According to the PoA Standard, including 12 aspects.

3. Who shall develop them?

CME

Is it in Uganda?

Some aspects for EC

•The geographical boundary of the CPA

•The specifications of technology/measure

•Conditions to check the start date of the CPA

•Demonstration of additionality

1. PoA preparation-Additionality

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1. Concept

To establish that in the absence of CDM PoA, none of the implemented CPAs would occur.

2. The ways for demonstrating additionality

• Three categories of project scales

◦ Large scale; Small Scale (<15MW); Micro Scale (<5MW)

• Different procedures for additionality demonstration

◦ For Large scale, requirement in methodology and Tools – CDM will help overcome barriers including financial/economic, technological, prevailing practice barriers

◦ For Small Scale, simplified requirement

◦ For Micro scale, automatic additionality

• Positive list per technology type (automatic additional)

e.g., Solar PV, Micro hydro, biogas (<100 kW)

2. LoA issuance

1. The CME shall obtain a letter of approval from the DNA of each Party involved in the proposed CDM PoA, confirming that:

(a) The Party is a Party to the Kyoto Protocol; and

(b) Participation in the proposed CDM PoA is voluntary.

(c) confirm that the proposed CDM PoA assists the host Party in achieving sustainable development.

2. The CME shall obtain from each host Party a letter of authorization of its coordination of the proposed CDM PoA.

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2. Validation

• There are many commonalities in validation process of normal CDM projects versus PoAs.

• The documentation required for the PoA validation consists of:

◦ The PoA-DD (PoA Design Document).

◦ The first CPA-DD (CPA-DD), which is the PDD of the CPA from a first

concrete case

• Institutions involved

◦ Coordinating/Managing Entity (CME)

◦ CDM consultant (if any)

◦ Designated Operational Entity (DOEs)

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2. Validation

• Two important features only apply to PoAs:

1) Validation of CME management system

(a) Roles and responsibilities of personnel, including competencies;

(b) Training and capacity development for personnel;

(c) A procedure for technical review of inclusion of CPAs;

(d) A procedure to avoid double counting;

(e) Records and documentation control process;

(f) Continuous improvements of the PoA management system.

2) Eligibility criteria

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3. Registration

• The PoA and at least one real CPA submitted for registration.

• Board considers registration/issuance for PoA as normal projects, not CPAs individually

• DOE after concluding a positive validation process, shall submit the PoA through a dedicated interface on the UNFCCC CDM website

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3 Registration

2011-03-12 15

7days

Publish

23days

Registration Fee• The registration fee covers the Executive Board’s administrative expenses

• Fees are to be paid by the CME to the secretariat.

• The registration fee is:

− 10 US cents per CER issued for the first 15,000 CERs

− 20 US cents per CER issued for any amount in excess of 15,000 CERs for a given year

• The maximum registration fee is $350,000

Exemption of registration fee

• Project activities and PoAs hosted in least developed countries.

• In the case of PoAs hosted not exclusively in LDCs, only for the issuance of CERs in CPAs hosted in LDCs;

◦ The registration fee for a PoA based on total expected annual CERs of the

specific CPA(s) submitted together with the request for registration of the PoA.

• No registration fee shall be payable for

◦ Projects in countries with fewer than 10 registered CDM project activities; and

◦ None of these projects received issuance

• Step 1: CME ensures that the CPA meet the eligibility criteria;• Step 2: CME submits CPAs to DOE• Step 3: DOE confirms • Step 4: DOE uploads to UNFCCC Website

No need to submit to the Board for further check

4. CPA inclusion

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Inclusion of more CPA

UNFCCC secretariat, SDM programme

THANK YOU!

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› Operated by UNOPS and UNEP RISOE Centre on behalf of UNFCCC

› Funded via CDM Adaptation Fund

› Increase the regional distribution of CDM

› Projects from LDCs or from countries with fewer than 10 registered CDM

Projects

Funding Mechanism

› Interest free loan for CDM transaction costs (Validation, Registration, Verification)

› Repayment usually 1 year after start of Verification process

Loan scheme